wayneyb
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Post by wayneyb on May 9, 2016 6:23:24 GMT -5
Is there any way to stop the rubber armbands splitting on John Cena elites?
I have a few in my loose display and some put away in ziplock bags and about half are starting to split/crack.
Is there anything that can applied to them that would protect them, would clear nail polish do anything???
Advice appreciated
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2016 6:34:03 GMT -5
Maybe move them to a slightly smaller part of the bicep?
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Post by hellojoeivers on May 9, 2016 6:49:00 GMT -5
I've heard this mentioned before but never experienced it myself
Which figures are we talking?
I have Elite 28, 37 and 40
Just seeing if it's an age thing
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Post by DestroyerOfNations on May 9, 2016 7:52:23 GMT -5
My hogan shirt ripped at the shoulder while in pose, and my RSC Kane chains ripped in several different places without any strain at all. I don't have a Cena but I'm guessing his armbands are the same material. Moving it down to a smaller part of the bicep is probably a good way to make it last longer, but if the Kane chains are any indication, these things seem to deteriorate over time. I still have "chains" from Jakks BCA days and surprisingly they still hold up like new.
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Post by PJ on May 9, 2016 8:03:22 GMT -5
I don't think it happened to any of my WWE figures. Maybe Kane's chains, but he is in the back row so I haven't seen the chains in a while. That said it did happen to my JLU Shade figure's shirt which was made out of the same material. It seemed to dry rot and crack apart.
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Post by dollarbill04 on May 9, 2016 8:20:24 GMT -5
Strangely, the oldest Cena I have (Lauranaitis BAF series) the armband is intact. But the E23 ones armband is split. I only recently heard of this happening, and would love to hear a solution.
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Post by LostHawk05 on May 9, 2016 8:38:10 GMT -5
Happened to my BAF as well so what I started doing is buying the basic version and just doing an arm swap, that way my Cena is always up to date and won't have that issue. Until Mattel changes the material they use I really don't see a solution.
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Post by BadGirlRyleigh on May 9, 2016 9:25:36 GMT -5
I wish they give Cena unique arms with molded armbands and wristbands
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Post by wayneyb on May 9, 2016 10:26:38 GMT -5
I've heard this mentioned before but never experienced it myself Which figures are we talking? I have Elite 28, 37 and 40 Just seeing if it's an age thing I pretty much have every elite Cena figure and just had a look through and its happened to most of them, old and recent. Some are hidden by the shirts but when i've looked they have small cracks in. |
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Post by wayneyb on May 9, 2016 10:29:11 GMT -5
Happened to my BAF as well so what I started doing is buying the basic version and just doing an arm swap, that way my Cena is always up to date and won't have that issue. Until Mattel changes the material they use I really don't see a solution. Great idea. Think I may do this, its only like the early elites where his arm bands were painted on. His wrist bands are all painted too so they should look ok. |
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on May 9, 2016 10:34:26 GMT -5
I've never had this happen to me, but maybe it has something to do with temperature? For example, I notice that in the winter when it is colder, the straps on my replica belts are much stiffer than when it is summer and my house is warmer. SO maybe people that keep their figures in a colder environment causes the plastic to be stiffer, which makes it more prone to cracking/tearing?
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Post by Patrick Bateman (original) on May 9, 2016 10:35:44 GMT -5
It's because the starch they use causes it to dry out and crack. I know this will sound weird but take it off dip a q tip in olive oil and coat the inside. Do this every 6 months and it should make them last a lot longer.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2016 10:57:39 GMT -5
Well, if we stopped buying Cena figures we could easily solve this problem. Lol
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Post by jayrod2009 on May 9, 2016 10:57:57 GMT -5
It's because the starch they use causes it to dry out and crack. I know this will sound weird but take it off dip a q tip in olive oil and coat the inside. Do this every 6 months and it should make them last a lot longer. Most manufacturers will fip rubber in oil before finally adding it to a figure. In most cases it helps preserve the rubber, but, at least ot happened to a $20 figure. Hot Toys had had many of its figures with rubber parts and body suits totally deteriorate. Imagine paying $180 on a figure and 1 year later it has melted. I bought a 1989 Batman and it leaked oils from its batsuit then the rubber started to split and melt. Your location can have something to do with this aswell. Near an AC vent so it gets too cold or could collect moister. Or, it could be in direct sunlight. Are you in a humid area? Maybe a very cold area? Tempurature can play a major part in this. Even if you keep them stored away and it isn't at a room tempurature or climate controlled you could be setting yourself up for damage! |
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Post by kgchampion on May 9, 2016 13:47:02 GMT -5
All my elite Cena armbands have split and all were at different parts of the bicep. Even the larmbands that were very loose on the bicep split. They just split. Nothing I tried can stop it. I recommend swapping out elite arms for basic ones with the band painted on. I'm too cheap to buy a badic Cena just for arms, but it's an option.
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Post by Matt Tell on May 9, 2016 14:46:53 GMT -5
The most recent Cena I have is Elite 17 and the armband hasn't split at all. Although one of my Nexus bands has.
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Post by JDSFullmetal on May 9, 2016 14:58:20 GMT -5
Just had that happen to my Elite 34 Cena. It also happened to my Elite 17 Cena & the chains on my RSC 2003 Kane(never even touched them, just looked at it one day and noticed the parts around the leg were no longer connected to the rest of it)
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2016 15:13:42 GMT -5
Just buy a basic Cena with the same armbands as whatever elite and put the basic arms with the painted on bands onto the elite.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2016 15:16:19 GMT -5
How dusty and dry are the rooms for the ones that are cracking? That could be adding to the cause.
This is also a way for me to shoehorn in that some of you have gross set ups and need to dust & vacuum.
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Post by ZDB on May 9, 2016 15:29:05 GMT -5
Have never had an Armband split
I've owned many sets of the Kane chains and they only broke in one spot (I was forcing it a bit into Kane)
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